Surfing Frozen Oceans (2022)

An ethnographic shortfilm film by Marcel El-Metwally.

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By advertising nature based recreation, companies associated with the winter sport industry are inherently reliant on re-inscribing a dualistic nature/culture opposition. While nature is advertised as something ‘out there’, the practise of nature based recreation, offered by skiing resorts, is exercised in fully regulated human made spaces. By turning an infrastructural lens on the high alpine region, the practical ontologies of human and nonhuman co-creation are examined. While the practise of nature based recreation has positive effects on the environmental attitudes of practitioners, the ecological irony of winter sports tourism is stretched. Produced in collaboration with: FRØ Studio, Basecamp Boardshop, Gletscherbahnen Kaprun A.G., Hartwegers Skischool.

Director: Marcel El-Metwally
Genre: Documentary, Adventure
Runtime: 46 min
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Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Surfing Frozen Oceans about?
By advertising nature based recreation, companies associated with the winter sport industry are inherently reliant on re-inscribing a dualistic nature/culture opposition. While nature is advertised as something ‘out there’, the practise of nature based recreation, offered by skiing resorts, is exercised in fully regulated human made spaces. By turning an infrastructural lens on the high alpine region, the practical ontologies of human and nonhuman co-creation are examined. While the practise of nature based recreation has positive effects on the environmental attitudes of practitioners, the ecological irony of winter sports tourism is stretched. Produced in collaboration with: FRØ Studio, Basecamp Boardshop, Gletscherbahnen Kaprun A.G., Hartwegers Skischool.
Who directed Surfing Frozen Oceans?
Surfing Frozen Oceans was directed by Marcel El-Metwally.
Who stars in Surfing Frozen Oceans?
Surfing Frozen Oceans stars Tim Berkhout, Vivi Berkhout, Nico Bry, Geri Leitner, Jonas Martin, Gary Numan.
How long is Surfing Frozen Oceans?
Surfing Frozen Oceans has a runtime of 46m (46 minutes).
What genre is Surfing Frozen Oceans?
Surfing Frozen Oceans is a Documentary, Adventure film.